The books in the Teacher’s Toolbox series are practical resources to be used by middle school and high school teachers of various subjects, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. This series provides innovative and research-based instructional strategies for students of all levels and abilities. Instructional strategies are defined as a teaching tactic, technique, or method that can be used in a class as part of a multiple lessons and across contentareas. Each strategy can be incorporated into various classroom lessons. Each book in the series will focus on a specific subject matter or type of learner. The Social Studies Teacher’s Toolbox offers educators hundreds of practical strategies to use in the classroom for social studies lessons. The low-prep, high-educational value strategies are accessible and student/teacher-friendly. The format for each strategy follows the practical format established by the series editors: what it is, why we like it,Common Core correlations, research basis, what it looks like in the classroom, what could go wrong, technology connections, and modifications for all types of learners–
